CSW CREDIT INC
35-CERT, 2000-08-14
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

Public Utility Holding Act of 1935
File No.  70-7218; 70-8037
Report Date:  April 1, 2000 to June 30, 2000


In the Matter of:
Central and South West Corporation
CSW Credit, Inc.


         1. CSW Credit,  Inc.  (Credit)  hereby files a balance sheet as of June
30, 2000, statements of income for the three and twelve month periods ended June
30, 2000, and 1999, and notes to the financial  statements as Exhibit 1 attached
hereto.

         2. Credit  hereby  states that  pursuant to the  exemption set forth in
Rule 52 of the Public  Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935,  it will no longer
provide  information  duplicative of the  information  contained in Form U-6B-2.
Credit will submit Form U-6B-2  quarterly in accordance with the requirements of
Rule 52(c). Such information will no longer be included with this report.

         3.  Credit  hereby  files as  Exhibit 2 attached  hereto  the  earnings
coverage  for  Credit's  indebtedness  for the period from April 1, 2000 through
June 30, 2000 and Credit's  capital  structure at June 30, 2000.  Credit  hereby
files as Exhibit 3  attached  hereto the  twelve  month  average of  outstanding
accounts receivable,  twelve month average of accounts receivable purchases from
non-affiliated  companies,  and bad debt  write-offs  related to  non-affiliated
companies during said period as of the end of each month.

         4.  With  respect  to  affiliated  companies,  Central  Power and Light
Company (CPL),  Columbus  Southern Power Company (CSP),  Indiana  Michigan Power
Company  (I&M),  Kentucky Power Company (KP),  Ohio Power Company (OPC),  Public
Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO),
and West Texas Utilities Company (WTU), Credit hereby certifies that the allowed
returns on common equity for the period from April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000
were unchanged in all regulatory  jurisdictions from the previous certificate of
notification.  Credit also hereby files the discount  calculation for affiliated
companies, an analysis of the allowed returns on common equity and the factoring
expense  savings  for  affiliated  companies  as shown in  Exhibits  4, 5 and 6,
respectively, attached hereto.

         5. With  respect  to Reliant  Energy  HL&P,  formerly  known as Houston
Lighting & Power  Company,  Credit  had a twelve  month  average of  outstanding
receivable balances for the period ending June 30, 2000 of $430,097,000.  During
the  quarter  ended June 30,  2000 the daily  maximum  balance  relating  to the
purchase of accounts receivable from Reliant Energy HL&P was $502,045,399.

         6. Credit hereby  certifies it was in compliance  with the terms of the
temporary  relief as defined in the order  issued on March 11,  1997 as shown in
Exhibit 3 attached hereto.

         7. Credit hereby files as Exhibit 7 attached hereto the calculation, by
month,  of the CPL finder fee  attributable  to the factoring of Reliant  Energy
HL&P receivables by Credit.

         8. Credit hereby files as Exhibit 8 attached hereto a copy of any state
regulatory  commission  decision  or  analysis  addressing  the  effect  of  the
factoring of CSW System  accounts  receivable  rates which was issued during the
period April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000.

         9.  Credit  hereby  files as  Exhibit 9  attached  hereto a copy of the
audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1999.

         10.  Credit  hereby  files as Exhibit 10 attached  hereto a copy of the
accounting  system  procedures  and chart of accounts of Credit as maintained by
Central and South West Services, Inc.

         11. Said  transactions  have been  carried out in  accordance  with the
terms and  conditions  of,  and for the  purpose  represented  in,  the Form U-1
Application-Declaration  of Central and South West Corporation (CSW) and Credit,
in File No.  70-7218,  and in  accordance  with the terms and  conditions of the
Commission's  orders dated July 31, 1986, May 8, 1988, December 27, 1989, August
30, 1990,  December 21, 1990,  December 24, 1991, December 9, 1992, December 21,
1993,    December   16,   1994,   and   March   11,   1997,    permitting   said
Application-Declaration    to    become    effective,    and   the    Form   U-1
Application-Declaration  of CSW, Central Power and Light Company and Credit,  in
File No.  70-8037,  and in  accordance  with the  terms  and  conditions  of the
Commission's  orders dated  December 8, 1992 and  December 29, 1992,  permitting
said  Application-Declaration  to become effective. By order dated June 14, 2000
in File No. 70-9381,  the acquisition of CSW by American Electric Power Company,
Inc. (AEP) was approved and the factoring authority given to Credit was extended
to all AEP system operating companies.


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                                S I G N A T U R E


         As  requested  by  order  of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
pursuant to the Public Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935,  Central and South
West  Corporation  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on the 14th day of
August, 2000.

                       Central and South West Corporation

                              /s/ A. A. Pena_______

                                   A. A. Pena
                                    Treasurer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit                                                            Transmission
Number                Exhibit                                          Method
-------              -------                                        ----------
     1            Unaudited balance sheet as of June 30, 2000,      Electronic
                  unaudited statements of income for the three and
                  twelve month periods ended June 30, 2000, and
                  unaudited notes to the financial statements.

   2              Earnings coverage for the period from April 1,
                  2000  through June 30, 2000 and                   Electronic
                  capital structure at June 30, 2000.

   3              Twelve month average as of the end of             Electronic
                  each month of outstanding accounts receivable
                  of affiliated and non-affiliated  companies,
                  twelve month average as of the end
                  of  each  month  of   accounts   receivable
                  purchases   from non-affiliated  companies,
                  and bad debt write-offs related to
                  non-affiliated  companies  during  the
                  period  April 1,  2000
                  through June 30, 2000.

   4              Discount calculation for affiliated              Electronic
                  companies for the
                  three months ended June 30, 2000.

   5              Analysis of the allowed returns on common        Electronic
                  equity for affiliated companies at June 30, 2000.

   6              Factoring expense savings for the                Electronic
                  affiliated companies for the three months ended June 30, 2000.

   7              Calculation, by month, of CPL finder             Electronic
                  fee attributable to factoring of Reliant
                  Energy HL&P receivables during  the period  April 1,
                  2000 through June 30, 2000.

   8              Copy of any state regulatory commissio
                  decision or           Electronic
                  analysis addressing the effect of the factoring of
                  CSW System accounts receivable rates issued during the
                  period April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000.

  9               Copy of audited annual financial statements      Electronic
                  for the year ended December 31, 1999.

  10              Copy of the accounting system procedures         Electronic
                  and chart of accounts of Credit as maintained
                  by Central and South West Services, Inc.



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